Music
Live Review and Gallery: Hoodoo Gurus, Princess Wharf, Hobart, 31/12/2024
The Hoodoo Gurus set off their own blistering fireworks show at their end of year gig in Hobart, as part of the Tasmania’s Taste of Summer Festival. Of course, the Gurus have carved out a very special niche in Australian indie scene – they were part of an innovative underground movement in Perth, along with …
Album Review: Beretta & Sullivan to release debut LP, The Loft Recordings ahead of trip to the International Blues Challenge in USA.
Australia continues to carve out a rich tradition of excellent blues musicians and artists, a history which stretches back into the 1950’s and continues to this very day, and is seemingly going from strength to strength. To that end, winners of the solo/duo section of the 2024 Sydney Blues Challenge, Nathan Beretta and Dan Sullivan …
News: Lola Young’s Sydney appearance now just over a week away
Lola Young is currently in Australia and will be heading to Sydney next week.
News: Lily Grace Announces 2025 Australian Tour Dates
ARIA Chart-Topper Lily Grace Unveils Plans for 2025 Australian Tour
News: Slenderbodies Announce Three-Stop Aussie Tour in 2025
Slenderbodies Announce Debut Australian Tour
News: julie Bring my anti-aircraft friend to Australia in 2025
LA’s Art Project Turned Band julie Set to Enchant Australian Audiences
Live Review: GUN – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds – 10.12.24
Word up. Gun’s latest tour blasted into Leeds at Brudenell Social Club
Feature: Backseat Downunder’s favourite Australian gigs and photographs from 2024
2024 represented a return to full service – and more – in the live music scene in Australia where the Backseat Mafia’s Backseat Downunder Team are located. With an ever expanding range of shows attended, we covered everything from international superstars like Taylor Swift to local bands plying their trade in small corner pubs. It …
Live Review & Gallery: Royel Otis Wrap Up Meteoric Year With Sold-Out Hordern Pavilion Show – Eora Land/Sydney, 21.12.24
In a moment that felt like the perfect full circle, Royel Otis’s triumphant return to Eora/Sydney culminated in a sold-out show at the iconic Hordern Pavilion on Saturday night. The homecoming marked an extraordinary close to a whirlwind year that saw the duo rocket from rising stars to bona fide global sensations. Back in February, …
